Sisonke vaccine project reaches nearly 19,000 health workers in single day Record number vaccinated on Tuesday 12 May 2021 - 11:30 Glenda Gray, left, and Linda-Gail Bekker carrying the first dose of vaccine for the Sisonke implementation study which kick-started SA s Covid-19 vaccinations. Image: File photo
The vaccination of healthcare workers in SA hit a record high on Tuesday, with almost 19,000 receiving their Covid-19 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) jab in a single day, Prof Glenda Gray, co-principal investigator of the Sisonke implementation study, said on Wednesday morning.
By Tuesday night, 395,230 healthcare workers had been protected with the J&J shot, 18,979 of them on Tuesday.
But how will the Pfizer and J&J shots affect you - can you, for instance, expect any side-effects?
The Sisonke trial, which uses the J&J jab, was, for example, recently paused for two weeks to investigate reports about rare blood clots linked to the vaccine.
So how do you know if a side-effect is something to be concerned about and how often are such symptoms likely to occur?
We break it down.
1. What is a side-effect?
To answer that, let’s take a quick refresher on how vaccines work. (A great place to start is to watch the first session of the Vaccine Science 101 course Bhekisisa and the Centre for Evidence-based Healthcare hosted in March.)
Irish drug regulator clears Lupin Pune unit after virtual inspection
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The certification allows Lupin’s Pune facility to export pre-fill packaged etanercept injection pens to the Irish shores for the next three years.
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Lupin Ltd’s facility in Pune following a virtual inspection on March 10, a copy of the certificate reviewed by ETMarkets.com showed.
The Irish drug regulator said that Lupin’s facility met its good manufacturing practices guidelines. It also said that the inspection, conducted virtually due to the ongoing pandemic, was limited to pre-fill packaging work.
Operation Vaccination injects hope for better times
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Vaccines have changed the war against coronavirus. They have given us new armoury against a devastating threat to the world. The roll out is also lifting the spirits of the nation after a period of unprecedented gloom.
When the history of our fight against Covid-19 is written, the great achievement will be how the world swung from defensive, to offensive mode, in under a year. It will also be about how science, medicine and facts sought to lead from the front and why truth matters when life itself is on the line.
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FactFind: Information on suspected reactions to Covid-19 vaccines isn t being hidden - here s how can you find it
A recent article in the Westmeath Topic, which was reshared by other users on social media, suggested that this information is being hidden. By Lauren Boland Saturday 8 May 2021, 6:00 PM 1 hour ago 10,132 Views 0 Comments
AS THE ROLLOUT of vaccines against Covid-19 progresses, public health regulators around the world are continuing to monitor potential side effects or adverse reactions.
Agencies in both the UK and Ireland are operating systems where healthcare professionals and people who have received a vaccine can log any negative health experience they observe after being inoculated, whether or not they know if it was due to the vaccine.